i recomend this for newbies

[aniketdorwat]

http://www.fredosaurus.com/notes-cpp/index.html

 

[Jim Langston]

http://www.fredosaurus.com/notes-cpp/index.html

It leaves a lot to be desired. For example, the "Model Programs - Example -
Celsius to Farenheit". http://www.fredosaurus.com/notes-cpp/basics/c2f.html

1. Telling a "newbie" to use
using namespace std;
is generally not a good idea. If you don't understand why, you probably
shouldnt' be giving suggestions to new programmers.

2. The "Model Program" has no error detection.

3. The "Model Program" uses a system call to an OS function to simply pause
the screen. No reason for this.

 

[Zeppe]

It leaves a lot to be desired. For example, the "Model Programs - Example -
Celsius to Farenheit". http://www.fredosaurus.com/notes-cpp/basics/c2f.html

1. Telling a "newbie" to use
using namespace std;
is generally not a good idea. If you don't understand why, you probably
shouldnt' be giving suggestions to new programmers.

It's explained in the example you cited. And, moreover, in a lot of very
well-considered book, like Stroustrup, use that in every example.

2. The "Model Program" has no error detection.

It's for a newbie.

3. The "Model Program" uses a system call to an OS function to simply pause
the screen. No reason for this.

Agree.

Regards,

Zeppe

 

[Jim Langston]

It's explained in the example you cited. And, moreover, in a lot of very
well-considered book, like Stroustrup, use that in every example.


It's for a newbie.

Yes, that's my point. People should be taught error detection early so they
get used to it. When write code they'll start thinking, why use error
detection? None of the examples use it. Same with using namespace std;
Why even show them that at the beginning when it's purpose is to break the
purposes of namespaces in the first place?

Agree.

Heck, why don't we show them goto also then? Something else they can say
"but all the code I've seen uses it" when we try to explain why it's
generally a bad idea.